Police: Woman asked husband if she was pretty, assaulted him when he didn’t reply

KDVR ^ | 4/13/2019 | Staff

[simpson96]

LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo, Texas woman reportedly didn’t appreciate her husband’s lack of response when she asked him if she was pretty, causing her to assault him, according to the Laredo Morning Times.

Police said 20-year-old Lizeth Guadalupe Ramirez told them her common-law husband assaulted and tried to strangle her, but her husband had a different story.

The man said he and Ramirez were seeing a movie when she asked him if she was pretty. He said he did not hear the question, but his lack of response irritated Ramirez.

Ramirez then reportedly hit the man several times on their way home before assaulting a relative who tried to break up the fight at the house.

She has been charged with two counts of assault, family violence.

[jonascord]

There is the one about the husband who called his wife a 2-bit hooker, and she hit him with a bag of quarters...

You can't win, and most times, you can't break even.

[mombonn]

If I looked like that at her age, I wouldn’t have asked.

[Reily]

The burrito fairy drives a truck!

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

It’s a good thing she didn’t ask him, “Do these shorts make my butt look fat?”

[Kazan]

If she was 50, the answer would have been yes. But, at 20, the answer is definitely no.

[PAR35]

A man of true integrity. He didn’t lie, even when it was clearly to his benefit to do so.

[Mr. Blond]

It’s quite normal in Mexico I’m sure, no problemo here.

[PAR35]

Doesn’t a common law marriage take seven years?

No.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States#Texas

[null and void]

Was she his live-in girlfriend at 13?

Who are you to criticized their culture???

[OldCorps]

Brother, God created us in His image. Women think differently than us, and that is good and a blessing to our children. Let’s look at the good in our relationships, and the Lord will bless us all!

[joma89]

The federal government should come in and prosecute her under the Violence Against Women Act.

Oh wait! That illegal law only protects women and does nothing to protect men from women.

JoMa

[catnipman]

“I can understand the dilemma he was in & why he kept his mouth shut.”

but that still didn’t work ...

[dfwgator]

Good thing she didn’t ask him, “Does this dress make me look fat?”

[redshawk]

Well, it is Texas after all...

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Um.....you mean FLA....

[Miguk]

Learn something new every day. Love is truly a many-splendered thing.

Hat tip to Simpson96.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-law_marriage_in_the_United_States#Texas

Texas

The Texas Family Code, Sections 2.401 through 2.405,[53] define how a common law marriage (which is known as both "marriage without formalities" and "informal marriage" in the text) can be established in one of two ways. Both parties must be at least age 18 to enter into a common law marriage.

First, a couple can file a legal "Declaration of Informal Marriage", which is a legally binding document. The form must be completed by both marriage partners and sworn or affirmed in presence of the County Clerk. The Declaration is formally recorded as part of the Official County Records by Volume and Page number, and is then forwarded by the County Clerk to the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics, where it is again legally recorded as formal evidence of marriage. This is the same procedure that is used when a marriage license is issued and filed; the term "Informal" refers only to the fact that no formal wedding ceremony (whether civil or religious) was conducted.

Second, a couple can meet a three-prong test, showing evidence of all of the following: first, an agreement to be married; after such agreement, cohabitation within the State of Texas; and after such agreement, representation to others (within the State of Texas) that the parties are married.

Regarding the second prong, in the actual text of the Texas Family Code, there is no specification on the length of time that a couple must cohabitate to meet this requirement. As such, an informal marriage can occur under Texas law if the couple lives together for as little as one day, if the other requirements (an agreement to be married and holding out as married to the public) can be shown.

Likewise, a couple can cohabit for 50 years, but if they never have an agreement to be married, or hold themselves out to the public as married, their 50-year cohabitation will not make them informally married under Texas law.

Dissolution of this type marriage requires formal Annulment or Divorce Proceedings, the same as with the other more recognized forms of 'ceremonial' marriages.[54] However, if a couple does not commence a proceeding to prove their relationship was a marriage within two years of the end of their cohabitation and relationship, there is a legal presumption that they were never informally married, but this presumption is rebuttable.

Be careful in Texas and stay sober.

[NorthMountain]

Gentlemen: Your wife is the most beautiful woman in the world. Tell her. Frequently.

Ladies: Don't fish for compliments. It's unbecoming. And don't ask if that dress makes your ass look fat. If you have to ask, it does.

[stylin19a]

Keep this one in your back pocket, just in case...

Joe and his wife are standing in line at the bank.
The guy in front of them puts on a mask and robs the bank.
The mask falls off, the teller sees his face so robber shoots the teller dead.

Robber puts the mask back on and turns around to Joe and ask: “Did you see my face ?”
Joe replies: “No...be she did”.

[Seruzawa]

In these cases the answer is always yes.

The answer to “Does this make me look fat?” is always “No.”

If she says “Don’t lie” always lie.

My dear Aunt Ruth taught me these things when I was growing up. They never fail.

[bigbob]

Gets an F in Husband 101

[alabama_heart]

Uh.....no.